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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.

Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Centers.
-. NEW YORK, Feb. 4-Flour-Receipts, "a :
$40 brls and sacks exports. 1,1s7 brls and /
ITS sacks; market weak, but not quotably
changed; sales, $4,000 brls
Wheat-Receipts, 80, $50 blu; exports, 9, 996 bu.
Cash lots l0sc and options a &c lower, closing
steady with a reaction s64c. Export trading
moderate. Sales 9 S4S 600 bu futures, and 49,
900 bu spot; No. spring oslo, nominal; No. 1
lard, 994c delivered; ungraded red, 9Oa 93c; No.
8 red, 92c; No. 2 red. 93tc in elevator 92sc in
store, 92s a 93!c I. o. b.; No. l red, oslo; No 1
white, 934c; ungraded white, 92a a 93c: No 2 red,
February. 92s 092sc, closing at 92ac: March,
93 1-16 0935c, closing at $3.50; April, 94s 094ac.
closing at 94sc: May, 954 a. 5 Isl Ice, closing at
s5ac; June, 96s 96sc, closing at 96sc; july 96s
U97ac, closing at &c; August 97s G57ac, closing
it 97lc; September. 9Ss a 9Slc closing at oslo;
December. 81 OH q l. 02s, closing at ST.. 02s
Corn-Cash 4dtc and options Il 4c lower,
,losing barely steady; export trading limited
Receipts, 1890 bu; exports, 800 bu: sales $685.
700 bu futures and 1900 bu spot; ungraded,
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Elsewhere.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4.-Cattle-Receipts. 500: ship.
ments, 400. The market was active and strong;
shipping steers So so 435; butchers steers fair
$780, stockers. fair to good So 1898: Texans COM
mon to choice, 81. 03. 60.
Hogs-Receipts, $3.50; shipments. 1900. The
market was very active; prices ranged from 10000
higher than yesterday and closed firm at the advances
choice IS. 05.4O; packing fair to good, S505. 15
Workers, medium to fancy. $4.9O05.1S: pigs COM
mon to good, $42O0475
Sheep-Receipts, 400; shipments 600 The mar
ket was firm; common to fair, $2.6O03.7O; medium
to prime, SO. SOFA. 80.
CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The Drover's Journal re-
ports: Cat 4e-Receipts 5000; shipments, 1000
The market was steady shipping steers, $50 to 1900
TBS average SIS. 1905; stockers and feeders. $4,000
800; cows. bulls and mixed, $1.9o037O; bulk of
Hogs-Recepts, IA. 900; shipments 5000 The
market was brisk at 5010c higher rough and mixed
$47O05.15; packing and shipping. $4.9505.4O;
] saso 81 S00'.l0' light s40o051S' shps 50 SO
sheep-Receipts, 5000; shinments, 1000 The
N market was steady; natives, $2.5o04.75 Western,
$4 "a. 20; lambs. $405 80.
KANSAS CITY. Feb 4-Cattle-Receipts 900;
shipments, nome The market strong for ship
ping grades: and butchers stuff active and SC
higher; feeding steers firm: good to choice shipping
$41O0 5O common to medium, S3. 5004; stock
ers, 81 10; feeding steers, $3.2003.65 COWS,
$12503. 20.
market was firm and 01Oc higher; choice 81 9o0
5O5 common to medium, &45004.80.
Sheep-heceipts, zoo; shipments, 100. The mar
ket was steady good to choice, 49, 2503.75; common
to medium, So. 1908.
NEW YORK, Feb. Observation-Disclosures n car
loads for the market SO carloads for expectation and
70 carloads for home trade saughterers direct The
mornings sales at about Wednesday prices but
the market closed weak; extremes steers So % 25
" 100 TBS; for bulls and dry 81 COOS. rs. Elk
ports to day and Tomorrow 29O beeves and $50
quarters Of beef
+ Sheep-Reccipts 8 600. The market was dull and
lower; sheep. $3 900575
Hogs-Receipts B. 200; none offered alive: nominal
| value, SIS 3005 60.
EAST LIBERTY. Feb. Cattle-Receipts rs
shipments, none. Nothing doing all through con
sgnments.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900: shipments 1900 The
market was active Phadelphias, 1886 "a As: York
ers 30 2Q053O; common and light $505.15
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; shipments 200. The
| market was dull and shade off from yesterday
prices.
CINCINNATI. Feb Hogs-Receipts, 1l3O
shipments, 40. Common and light 81 2505 O5
packing and butchers, $4. SO05.25
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tags hams, S to lbs average. 7c; California hams
10 to IL lbs average 7l9c; Ii to 10 lbs average &c;
shoulders, IL lbs average, a; LII ss aver
age 6iac; rolled shoulder, 7atc dried beef IL LOG;
mis.cut shoulders 519c Bacon. clear sides hight or
medium weight, Sl4c; backs, light or medium weight;
slsc bellies medium weight sisc Dry-salted ana
Picked Neutrality-suspicious. sides tunsmoked.,
7,sc bean pork goo s 1l so zoo ham and r sa
pork, p brl 200 lbs $115O; chop pork. 40. Lard
Pure leaf kettlerendered, 7&c; in 2 brls 'sc al
price of tierces; Sob cans in 10Ofb cases.
lec advance tierces; 2Otb cans, in SOLD cases,
14c advance: lob in 6Otb cases, A9c advances
5-tb cans in 60-ib cases, bsc advances BIB cans in
GO ID cases, SIC advance.
SEEDS.
Clover-Common red June prime {recleaned),
81. 5O04.75 ~ Blu; English mammoth. prime ire
cleaned. 81 co. 4:8O: Alsike, prime. s707 so; AL.
falfa, prime, S7.25O7.5O; white $7.5O0S; prime
timothy $202 25 y bu: extra clean blue grass. 700
90c " bu; red top, 75c0$1 ae bu; orchard grass,
$I.6501.9O ~ bu; German millet, ST. ~ bu; com
mon millet, 75c ~ bu aaxseed. selected. ST.. 1O0
LAO p bu seed rye. 75c ~ bu old popcorn. 203c
~ tb; new popcorn 6O075c R blu; hemp. 3 l2c;
canary, Sc; rape, SC ~ 3D.
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The leading futures ranged as follows:

Cash quotations were as follows Flour dull
and steady. No spring wheat, III 077sc; No
spring wheat 70072ac; No. 2 red. 79c. no.
corn, 352c. No 2 oats, Oslo No. 2 rye. sac.
No 2 barley, 5O053c No. faxseed, 81. O6.
Prime timothy Seed 81 49, SO. Mess pork, y
br, $13 37A. Lard. y 100 lbs Sc 624 Short
ribs sides (loose) 6T5c Dry-salted shoulders.
tboxedl, s. rs q 5. SOC. Short-cear sides tboxed),
705 al. Zoe. Whisky, distillers' finished goods,
per gal, Sis Sugar, cutloaf, G5 07c granu-
lated, 81 a &c; standard A, SEC.
On the Produce Exchange to day butter was
quiet and steady; creamery, 20sc. Eggs, 25 q
&c per dozen.
Receipts-Flour, 10, 900 brls; wheat, SO, 900 bu;
corn. $4,000 bu; oats, "a, 900 bu; rye, 4,U00 bu;
barley, DC, 600 bu. Shipments-Flour, $1,000
brls; wheat, 10000 bu; corn. %, 600 bu; oats,
81, 900 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley $4,000 Blu.
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CONDITION OF THE MARKETS,
at0penedat Thursday Closing Fig.
ures and Closed a Fraction Lower.
The Corn Market Quiet-Provision Active
and Strong, Both Pork and Lard Closing
with a Considerable Advance.
MONEY, BONDS AND STOCKS.

fhe Market Alternately Heavy and Firm, with
the Tendency Toward Higher Prices.
NEW YORK, Feb. Mooney on call easy
q 303a per cent, and closed at 81 per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 81 06a per cent.
Sterling exchange vase dull but steady at "a. So.
FOR sixty day bills, and 81. sS4 for demand.
The total sales of stocks to-day were $4,000
shares, including: Erie, $3.50; Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western, 2,1SO; Kansas & Texas,
AGO. Lake Shore, 11,62O; Louisville & Nash
vile, %, ITO; New Jersey Central, 1920; Ohio
& Mississippi, 1915; Pacific Mail, 4,l3O Read
ing, 1885, St. Paul. 4275 Texas Pacific, 45OO
Union Pacific, Al, 500; Western Union, "a, 800.
Government bonds and State bonds were dull
and steady.
There was moderate degree of activity in
stocks, and though fluctuations were confined
within narrower range, they were upon a gen.
orally higher level than yesterday. The outside
influences affecting values were few and unim-
portant. The discussion of the Interstate COM
merce bill has nearly ceased and as the strike
Is generally regarded practically defeated. the
news from that source had no effect There
was a more positive disposition to support
prices, and although the early advices from
London reported panicky feeling In the
market for securities there, the effect produced
but temporary, though the market was
feverish and unsettled during most of the fore
noon. Later the London advices reported turn
In the state of affairs there and the feeling was
immensely improved. Louisville & Nashville
received more than its share Of support and re-
trieved considerable portion Of its late losses.
st. Paul, Western Union, Reading and Lacka-
wanna were all active and strong The weak
spot in the list Union Pacific which was
persistently hammered, and under the pressure
to effect short sales was depressed about per
cent, and about half Of which was later re-
gained. The opening was generally strong, first
prices showing advances over last evenings final
figures of from to ]. The market was moder-
ately active and was alternately firm and heavy
during the forenoon. The drift OF prices in the
general market, however, was slightly upward
The best prices of the day were recorded in the
neighborhood of p. NJ. but the close was steady
to firm. close to the best prices reached. Sales
1898 shares. The active list, with very few
exceptions, shows advances this evening, the
only material decline being II in Union Pacific
Railroad bonds were more quiet Sales 81, 100.
600. Prices symnathized with the movement in
shares Final prices generally showed declines.
The closing bids were
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bales; stock. $40, 1854 bales. Weekly summary
Net receipts, AZ TIA bales gross receipts so 039
bales; exports to Great Britain, 20,s7S bales to
France. 1851 bales; to the continent 16 S72 bales
coastwise, 1891 bales; sales. 80, $50 bales,
NEW YORK, Feb. &C. L. Green g. Co.'S re-
port cotton futures says: The general tone was
somewhat better, and prices advanced 307 points.
Cotton steady; upands. 9iac; Orleans 8 11-16c;
at 9.41c: March, 943c; April, 952c: Nav. g. SOC;
june 9.67c July, 974c; August, 979c; September.
9.b0c; October, 9.41c; November, 9.31c.
LIVERPOOL. Feb. Action dull and unchanged;
sales, 5000 bales, including 900 for specuation
and export, and 6, 200 bales American.
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
In Most Departments Healthy Trade in
Progress and Firm Tone to Prices.
1NDYANaporrc Eob

In Most Departments q Healthy Trade in
Progress and a Firm Tone to Prices.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4.
walk through the various departments of
trade shows that there is healthy volume Of
business in progress and a confident feeling
among merchants, and the common expression
among business men generally is that Indiana is
to see one OF its most PROSPEROUS years if the
various business interests are not crippled by
the strike epidemic which seems to have again
fails to get much of hold. In prices, to-day.
there were but few fluctuations. Grocers are
having a good trade Prices unchanged Su-
CARS are firm at quotations, while coffees are
barely steady The New York Shipping List saws
Of cOlfees: "There is tendency to lower basis
of values. Increasing receipts and lower mar
ket in Rio, the unsettled condition of affairs in
Europe in connection with a sharp decline in
Havre. and the meagre proportions of the local
distributive demand have been among the unfa
vorable features. while the extremely small es
Inmates tor the next Java crop received from Ra-
tavia and the strong position of all East India
grades has been among the favorable influences.
While the former appear to have predominated.
the market has nevertheless exhibited a good
deal of staying power, indicating that under
meath these surface indications very steady
feeling prevails, and that the support is Of A
substantial character There has been no inn
portant trading in either spot or afioat in voices
and values are to some extent nominal The
provision market is in strong position apnar-
emily, with an active demand in all the princinal
markets Lard is selling readily at 6 SOC. short
ribs at g. 62ac, sweet icked shoulders at {; 25c
and hams at 104c. There are no dry-salt shout
ders in the market. Produce men are fairly
busy. Prices ranging as in the early part of the
week.
GRAIN.
Wheat was little off to day. and pricas da
c,ined to cent. Receipts, jhowever fall short
of meeting even the millers' demand Corn is
active; white grades scarce and firmer; futures,
as well, firm and active. Oats are in good de-
mand, with light arrivals. Prices to day ruled
rs follows
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Oils.

OIL CITY, Pa, Feb. 4.-National Transit Ger.
tiicate opened at &c; highest. 67ssc; lowest
665sc closed at 665sc sales. $50 900 brls; clear
ances. 2,O96.00 brls; charters, none; shipments,
IS, 77S brls-
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Petroleum opened weak
at 667sc advanced to 67l2c, fuctuated slightly and
closed weak at 66s4c; sales, ,685, 600 brls.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 4.-Petroleurn dull and heavy
National Transit certificates opened at 67lsc closed
at &c; highest, 81 l4c; lowest, 66a4c.
WILMINGTON, Feb. 4.-Turpentine firm at
35ac.
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Louisville, New Albany & Chicago.
Evansville & Terre Haute.
Via Vanialia Line.)

Via Vandalia Lineo
rCeIndpls. .73oam p*1o:Oom 4:o0pm ss1u - spm
Ar Indpls 3:5oam i1o:o0am 3:35pm
Vial & St. l.. Ry.'
I've Tndpls. s1O5Opm f5:30pm II Dram eosnsu
Ar Tndpls 3:45am f10:O0am 3:35pm os slseu.
*Daily fdaly except Sunday rarlor car : 80
ing car. -. norlofx
sleeping and buffet cars. the finest run IA e ops1
between indianapolis and Evansvills ,as Leave
for passengers as $50 p Train does NV j
until 10:45 D. m.
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Wool.

BOSTON, Feb. 4.-Wool steady and firm; Ohio and
Pennsylvania X, 33034loc; Ohio and Pennsylvania
Xxx. 35036c; No. l, 80 04Oc; Michigan x 80 a 32lac
fine delaine, 35036c; Territory ranged at 17027c.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4.-The wool market was
quiet at unchanged quotations.
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Dry Goods,

NEW YORK Feb. 4.-The personal demand was
very moderate, but through orders from all Sec
tons of the country for miscellaneous and dupcate
assortments, a good business was reached The
handling of freight was much improved.
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Cotton.

Cotton.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 4.-Cotton steady mid.
ding. S7sc low mddIing, 8 9-16c; good ordinary,
8ls; net receipts. 1926 bales; gross receipts T.
065 bales; exports to France. 10 bales; to the ce
tnent, 90 bales; coastwiee. $50 bales sales, 5000
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Three percent. bonds100
Four per cent. bonds. 1928
-Four and a half per clio
Pacifi , IS of '95. .126
Louisiana consols. -. 81
Missouri IS. 100.
Tenn. settlement 6s. .105
Tenn. settlement 5s. i01
Tenn. settlement 3s.. IS
Central Pacific lists. liz,
Den. & Rio g. lists. : l19,
Den. & R. G. w. lists 10
Erie seconds. $780,. 05'
NJ, X. & 7. gen. 6s-- 96'
Northern Pacific lists. lis
Northern Pacific DDS. 103
Northwestern consols140
North west debent. 5sll0
st. L. & s. i. gen. M. 1903
st. Paul consols.. 1923,
st. p. Chi &Pac. Ists118
Texas Pac. Id grants. 60
I. P. r. G.. ex. COUP. IL
Union Pacific firsts. ia
West Shore. 1913
Adams Express. IA
Allegheny Central. - :.
Alton g. Terrc Haute. 80
Alton & Il. III. pref. :. so
American Express. 108
B., o. r. e. n. 45
Canada Pacific. ...... so
Canada Southern -. Sc
Central Pacific. ...... 81
Chesapeake g Ohio. z
q. & o. pref. firsts. Is
G. a. o. seconds. 49,. 0
Chicago & Alton. .142
G. e. A. preferred. .155
O.. B. & @. .137
Chi, st. L. q. O. II
c., st. l.. 81 P, .------ II
O., st. l.. & p. pref. SO
O., 8. e G.. 80
Clevel'd g. Columbus. 60
Delaware & Hudson. .l01
! Del, Lack. & West. l34
d. & Rio Grande new %
ERIC oU
Erie preferred. &c
East Tennessee. 49,. 13
East Tennessee pref. Il
Fort wayne. lac
Hannibal Il st. Joe. :. :.
ii. O. st. Joe pref. :. :.
Harlem. ..21f
Houston & Texas. -. AZ
Illinois Cent, al. 49,
l., B. e. w. II
Kansas & Texas....-. 81
Lake Erie & Western. Il
Lake She ~o 81
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LIVE STOCK.

The Cattle Market Strong on Butchers
Grades-Hogs Active and Higher
INDIANAPoLIs Feb. A.
CATTLE-Recelpts, $50; shipments, -. Fair
supply, and mostly of common and medium
grades. Market steady on shippers and strong
on butchers. About all sold at the close.
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Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis.

O. n,.s,ro, ~ a and s. 400 am
Cincin., DAYTON. Toledo and =. ~ lio'0' u
Cincinnati. Dayton, Toledo ana Ne" o.so ~
YORK. p; ,..-..-.odat ;nn $50 pm
Sonnersv,he acco.n. .aodss;on e.35 ar4
Arrive-Connersv.e Acc en- ,s,,;s 11:45 an
Cn. Peoria aha ns t J.t;o = ass pm
Gin. Peoria and st. L. d y,c C. ana = ~. -
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Wabash, St. Louis Pacific
indianapolis, Peru & Chicago Divison9
n.u4 M;.h;r.r ry+v and Toledo Mail. =. E15 am
Detroit Toledo and Mich. City Ex'
press daily .-..-.----..--- AAo ps
Detro't S sna ,o'euo 'A 1s 700 PM
cep: :, ,, m1S e Nh C;tv FIX q Ills and
detroit and Toledo Ex., daily s.; c ~ ~
Detroit. Toledo & Mich. City Mall o'4o pm
Sleeper daily to Detroit
tSleeper daily from Detroit.
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Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan
tOver the -line)
Cepart-Grand Rapids Express A.,
Michigan and Indiana Express. H., T.,
Wabash Express AZ
Arrive-W Wabash Express. II.
Cincinnati and Louisville Express. o;
Indianapolis and st. Louis EXP. 10,
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Chicago. st. Louis & PittsburJ.
Depart-Eastern Express. daily s An
Columbus Accommodation l1.o o sq
Indianapolis and Richmond Accom- Lon y
Day Express. daily. s.. 4.5s
and Richmond Accom-. a4opp %
Fast Line, daily e
Indianapolis Accommodation. 3.s s9 s AZ
Western Mail and Express daily. 9:59 - -
CHICAGO DIVISION, VIA KoKoMo p, G. sTrp,
Depart Louisville & Chicago EXP, D. .11.1s.
Louisville & Chicago Fast Express. aa
Arrive-Chicago & Louisville Fast Express, p1
daily, daily, 400 an
Onlcago % Louisyile Exp, p Co.. $50 pn
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SCgndn Coal.

The Carson Index Union saws:
McssrE. John Q Moore and Henry W.
Tangcrman have arrived from the mine
Of the Humboldt Company ncnr Cari;n.
Eiko county, bringing with them the
most cheering accounts from that IA.
nous locality. Hrrctofor" the deposits
have been supposed 20 be- rich. gus.
producing. cnrhDnifcrous shnle Wuri;
was newly commenced about three
weeks ugo, aud n Crosscut made from
the old workings cnstwardIy into the
true formation. 70 the surprise II all
hands mn Immense body Of true, or an.
thrtciir coal Was penetrated.
The Eject of tins discovery has been
to give n strong market value TO the
stock. Tins cotl ful il located 500
miles west Of Tia" Evanston mines in
Wyoming. mud 800 miles east Of the
Sierra Nevada timber belt
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EuIr I5rciniuuIs.

From the Reno Gazette we clip the
following in reference tn prizes taken by
EIko county parties at the State Fair:
Bsst toilet set, Miss Lille Roscn-
stock.
Horses for all work:-Best stallion
four yeats old or. over, Joe Henuen's
Sam"
Draft Iorses:-Bcst t~hrec-year.old
stallion, L q. Hariy's "St. Laurent"
Best two-yenr old stallion, Z. T.. Hardy's
"lInumond."
Hereford cAttle:-Best bull Tour years
old or ov,r, Slit Folks ''Homestrrtch."
Best one-year old bull, same patty.
Hero" Best four-yonr-old COW.
same party. Patch" Best oue.year-
old COW, same party. Lucille" Best
herd Thoroughbred cattle ovc- two
years old, one male and four females,
same party.
Graded cattle:-Best one-year-nld
bull, MiIt Folks 'Iohu Henry" Best
four year.old cow. same party, Roam
Swccpstakes:--Best bull any age or
breed, Milt Folks "Homestrctch.''
Best cow, any age or breed, same party,
Patch"
S~heeP:-Best ram two years old OF
over, Z. c. EIardy's Spanish Merluo,
"Merriniac."
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c0MnISsIONEHs, PHOCEEn
INGS.

The Board Of County Commissioners
met Monday, Oct. 3rd., aud aftcrsdis.
posing If the claims presented publish.
I'D yesterday Transacted tue following
business. Present Mcssrs. Honcyman.
Bradley and Bird.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved.
The cash in the County Treasury WINS
eonuted and found to correspond with
Che Auditors books.
On motion the petition Of the citizens
Of Mountain City praying for the ap-
pOintmont Of Max Schocn TO tho onjc.
of Justice Of the Pence waa granted.
Appointment made aud bond handed ia
aud approved.
The petition Of the citizens Of Tusca.
rora praying for the appointment Of n
Deputy District Attorney In said Tusun.
ro'n was rejected.
Upon motion The Board in compliance
with the prayer Of n petition Of The ciii.
zcns OF Halleck, ordered that The pres.
rnt wagon road. gith a few alterations.
running from llnllcch through the coal
niue pass. connecting with The Copc or
Mountain City Road. be nnf the saina IL
hereby declared 70 be o county ros.i.
Upon motion It was ordered that II
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Chase be. and he is hereby author
lied TO furnish Mrs. Banks, ON iHdi-
gent person, with provisions to the
amount Of $40, and present his bill to
the county for the same.
Upon motion the Board ordered that
"A further allowance Of SO D. made to
Max Schoeu for the purpose of rep ir-
ing the Mountain City road. one Of the
Board, or some one appointed by THIN
to inspect the work before the mOney *
paid.
The following reports were examined
AMI approved:
g. L. Talbot, District Attorney, A. W.
Hessou, Assessor; @. b. Wiseman Clerk:
j. Ii. Trber. Juiler; j.. Is. Abel.
Steward; l.. Z. Morgan. Justice of
Peace. Elko Township; John Murphy,
Justice Of Peace, liiileck Town hip;
Nm. Congcr. Justice Of Peace, Wells
Township: Jni Dtkin, Justice Of Peace,
Lnmoilie Township.
No further business appearing. In,
Board adjourned to Monday, November
Z, 1887.
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The programme for thu first day,
races at Wells was carried out yesterday
afternoon with the following result:
First liace-One.hnlf nile aud re.
peat. The entries were II. McAdnms
Block" G. Olsou's "lIumLuidt." Cal
so called Gray Dad) Louis DrndIc,',
"Pni,' aud Woodruff & Ennur'g ~.
Colt"
Humboldt won IN two straight heats.
time 90 aud So.
During the first heat Block few The
track aud threw bis rider vino was bad.
Is bruised though 40, seriously injured.
Second Rrcc- One. quarter mile
dash. Entries, block" "Toncy" md
"Snip" Block won.
Third Rnc.- Six hundred yard dash.
This race was also won by Block.
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From Arizona.

The following extracts from n private
letter from Lon Willard dated Cotton
wood, Arizona. 10, 1897, will be Of inter
est to his many friends in this county
tie says:
81 run settled here for life, rs | like
the country well. This is a good country
for stock raising, all kinds do we'll the
year round. The mountains furnish n
splendid Summer range and the valleys
Winter stock we'll. As n general thing
splendid rains and no Winter to speak
Of.
have just started in to pillow for the
next years crop. We SOW grain in No
vember and December and plant corn
in April and May. | have n nice or.
chard and vineyard. When capital
comes ia and opens up the mines we
viii rayu market for all we cup raise.
but at present we have no market to
speak Of.
The Tewfsherrys, the outlnws o!
whom ySu have heard SO much, lived i'm
Iuscnrora several years when Cornuco.
pa was first started. II you r~ccollcc
there were an old nan md several boys;
the mother wns an Indian. They came
from Snake River. OF the Tonic Basin
outlaws thera have been six or seven
men Killed on each side. When Sheriff
MulVcnon, with eight or ten deputies.
was after them they took to the noun
tains when the Sheriff gave MP the
chase, saying lac hui not lost any men
Of that kind. All the best settlers of
Tonto Basin say that the Tcwksbcrrys
are tbe best men nni il let nIone would
BIZ good citizens.
Give my regards To all tho old boys
aud say | would like to see them"